Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 My literary hero. Glad to have met him and shook his hand once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Quite a talent. I used to enjoy his articles in Cowboys and Indians. Rest In Peace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 I drove him to Baker City from the Pendleton Airport and back for the Oregon Cattlemens Association 50th anniversary banquet about 30 years ago. He was really fun to travel with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 First time I heard Ol' Bax was on KOA radio in Denver. He read "Shoeing Pig Eye". I laughed so hard I nearly passed out and strained a stomach muscle! I did meet him once. I guess he and Charlie Russell will be swapping stories Up Yonder. RIP Bax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 A great voice and better wit. Thank you, sir, for the many hours of great entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 https://www.agdaily.com/lifestyle/beloved-cowboy-poet-baxter-black-away/ His death poem in the article is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Knew he had entered Hospice a while back , Knew him from NFRs as he would usually be there There's a hundred years of history, And a hundred before that, All gathered in the thinkin' Goin' on beneath this hat. And back behind his eyeballs And pumpin' through his veins, Is the ghost of every cowboy That ever held the reins. Every coil in his lasso's Been thrown a million times, His quite concentrations Been distilled through ancient minds. It's evolution workin' When silver scratches hide, And a ghostly cowboy chorus Fills his head and says 'let's ride'. The cold flame burns within him 'Till his skins as cold as ice, And the dues he paid to get here Are worth every sacrifice. All the miles spent sleep drivin' All the money down the drain, All the 'if I's' and 'nearly's' All the bandages and pain. All the female tears left dryin' All the fever and the fight, Are just a small down payment On the ride he makes tonight. It's guts and love and glory, One mortal's chance at fame, His legacy is rodeo, And cowboy is his name. Author: Baxter Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Wyatt Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Met him years ago. What a great guy. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choctaw Jack Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Got to see him at a Cowboy Poetry festival in Durango,Colorado. Completely changed my thinking about poetry, and cowboys in general. He will be missed. Choctaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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